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Measuring core inflation

Quah, Danny and Vahey, Shaun P. (1995) Measuring core inflation. The Economic Journal, 105 (432). pp. 1130-1144. ISSN 0013-0133

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Abstract

In this paper, we argue that measured (RPI) inflation is conceptually mismatched with core inflation: the difference is more than just ‘measurement error’. We propose a technique for measuring core inflation, based on an explicit long-run economic hypothesis. Core inflation is defined as that component of measured inflation that has no (medium-to) long-run impact on real output - a notion that is consistent with the vertical long-run Phillips curve interpretation of the comovements in inflation and output. We construct a measure of core inflation by placing dynamic restrictions on a vector autoregression (VAR) system.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 1995 Royal Economic Society
Divisions: Economics
IGA: LSE IDEAS
LSE Human Rights
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E3 - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles > E31 - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
Date Deposited: 27 Apr 2007
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2024 22:01
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/1141

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